The
Australian Antarctic Division
Administering Australia's wide-ranging activities in antarctic and
subantarctic regions is the responsibility of the Australian Antarctic
Division (AAD), a part of the Australian Government's Department
of the Environment and Heritage.
The AAD seeks to advance Australia's antarctic interests in pursuit
of its vision of having "Antarctica valued, protected and understood".
It does this by conducting antarctic research and other activities
aimed at achieving the Government’s antarctic goals, and by
administering and maintaining a presence in Australian antarctic
and subantarctic territories. The AAD manages Australian government
activity in Antarctica, provides transport and logistic support,
maintains the four permanent Australian research stations, and conduct
and manages scientific research programs both on land and in the
Southern Ocean.
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